Deliberations have begun on the application from 横浜市 for approval to change the maximum fares for its general passenger transportation business (route buses).
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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Current flat fare of 220 yen
Change to a flat fare of 270 yen
Average fare revision rate: 15.75%
The fare to be implemented is planned to be set at 240 yen
Promoting digital standardization of port procedures to strengthen “port logistics” — Joining the preparatory committee for establishing an industry organization to promote and standardize port DX
Discussion on changes to long-term plans that take climate change into account (Kinokawa, Sendai, and Ashida rivers) ~Review of river improvement basic policies, also taking watershed flood control into account~
Deliberation on a complete revision of the “Basic Plan for Water Resources Development in the Kiso River System” ~Fundamental review to create a risk-management-oriented plan~
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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6 plans have been formulated nationwide (Tone River and Arakawa River systems, Toyogawa River system, Kiso River system, Yodo River system, Yoshino River system, and Chikugo River system).
Initiatives in 4 prefectures (Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie) to address droughts, large-scale natural disasters, aging facilities, and other issues
Call for companies to join a delegation of mid-sized and small-to-medium-sized construction companies visiting Indonesia! ~Supporting the hiring of foreign engineers, local information gathering, and market research~
Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省
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Mid-sized companies… Companies with 2,000 or fewer employees, excluding small and medium-sized enterprises
Small and medium-sized enterprises… Companies with capital of 300 million yen or less or 300 or fewer employees
Job fair: approximately 10 companies (per 1 university)
Discussion on establishing the Subcommittee on Energy and Economic Security ~The 45th Joint Meeting of the Environmental Subcommittee of the Council for Social Infrastructure Development and the Environmental Subcommittee of the Transportation System Division of the Council for Transport Policy was held in writing~
The “U.E.N.O.Plan~Proactive Preventive Health Measures of 厚生労働省~: Understand, Exercise, Nourish and Optimize for Better Health” will be released
Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省
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6 areas: “Nutrition and diet,” “Cancer, cardiovascular disease, etc.,” “Dental health,” “Dementia,” “Rehabilitation,” and “Health care related to sex differences”
Materials for the 42nd meeting of the Roundtable on Improving the Distribution of Prescription Drugs
Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省
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Seating chart [PDF format: 170KB]
Agenda [PDF format: 74KB]
List of members [PDF format: 89KB]
[Material 1-1] Challenges and progress in improving distribution, etc. [PDF format: 3.0MB]
[Material 1-2] Status of invoice prices [PDF format: 1.6MB]
[Material 2-1] Efforts to provide information on single-company distribution, etc. (製薬協 materials) [PDF format: 695KB]
[Material 2-2] Future approach to single-company distribution [PDF format: 553KB]
[Material 3] Results of subsidy program selections [PDF format: 538KB]
〈Reference 1〉Guidelines to be followed by distribution stakeholders to improve the distribution of prescription drugs (revised March 4, Reiwa 8) [PDF format: 406KB]
Publication of fiscal year Reiwa 6 base emission factors by electricity provider (adjusted for non-fossil power sources), adjusted emission factors, etc. (some additions and updates)
Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省
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Published on Friday, January 9, Reiwa 8
Factors to be used when calculating and reporting fiscal year Reiwa 7 greenhouse gas emissions from July 23, Reiwa 8 onward
[Gas leak] [22nd, 08:16: Underground gas pipeline leak at the intersection of Luke 5th Road and Luke 9th Road in Luzhu District, Kaohsiung City; leak stopped at 11:31; no casualties] Final report
[Building fire] [22nd, 23:01: Fire at Dadu Zhebu Post Office on Section 2, Youyuan Road, Dadu District, Taichung City; extinguished; no casualties] Initial (final) report
[Earthquake] [At 06:19 on the 23rd, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11.1 kilometers south-southeast of Yunlin County Government (Gukeng Township, Yunlin County); no damage reported] Initial (final) report
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 內政部消防署
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Magnitude 3.5
11.1 kilometers south-southeast of Yunlin County Government
Launch of TAGPPI, an NFC membership-card SaaS requiring no app or registration; seeking 5 stores on a first-come, first-served basis to cooperate on case studies
Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES
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5 stores on a first-come, first-served basis
Business plan (¥2,980/month
10 original keychains (regular price: ¥10,000/10-piece set)
AMD formally declares war on Nvidia! Helios enters full-scale mass production, with shipments set to begin by the end of the third quarter; OpenAI to deploy on a large scale by year-end
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
AMD CEO Lisa Su announced the start of mass production and planned shipments of the Helios AI server. A large-scale rollout is planned through a partnership with OpenAI, and competition in the AI market is expected to intensify.
Customer spending is 50% higher! Google Cloud proves people are paying for AI, but computing power and costs remain challenges
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網
Google Cloud customers are spending 50% more than their contracted amounts, with rising AI demand driving revenue growth. Meanwhile, a shortage of computing capacity is forcing the company to procure external resources, posing a risk of cost pressures. This signals that companies are adopting AI and expanding investment.
Companies mentioned:CoreWeave、Nebius、Alphabet、Amazon、Microsoft、Meta、Macy's、Macquarie Bank
Regarding the draft report of the Investigation and Safety Subcommittee on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (Space Development and Utilization Committee)
Published ・ Source Japan | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
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Document 107-1_Draft report of the Investigation and Safety Subcommittee on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (2.2 MB)
Document 107-1_ (Attachment) Report on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (JAXA) (9.1 MB)
Report of the Investigation and Safety Subcommittee on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (Investigation and Safety Subcommittee, Space Development and Utilization Committee)
Published ・ Source Japan | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
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65th session
Document 65-1_Draft report of the Investigation and Safety Subcommittee on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (2.2 MB)
Document 65-1_ (Attachment) Report on the investigation into the cause of the failed launch of H3 Rocket No. 8 (JAXA) (9.1 MB)
Publication of the results of public comments on the draft partial revision of the Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Small and Medium-Sized and Regional Financial Institutions, etc.
Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁
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A total of 9 comments were received from 6 individuals and organizations.
The revised supervisory guidelines will apply from Monday, August 3, Reiwa 8.
Only 4,000 doses of the Novavax vaccine remain, available for vaccination through the end of July. The public is urged to take advantage of the opportunity and get vaccinated as soon as possible
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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Original莫德納新冠疫苗仍有約44.3萬劑
Adults aged 65 and older are at high risk of developing severe complications or dying after infection
With water conditions stabilizing, diverse dredging efforts continue without interruption. Reservoir dredging exceeded 10.2 million cubic meters in the first half of 115
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 經濟部水利署
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Full-year dredging target: 20.06 million cubic meters
Average annual dredging reached 14.63 million cubic meters from 106 to 114
National reservoir dredging reached 19.29 million cubic meters in 114
Original水力排砂362萬立方公尺
高屏溪攔河堰 completed the land excavation of 1.76 million cubic meters in the first half of the year